Why are there so many more “mass” shootings in the U.S.? Well, of course it’s because there are so many more guns and they are readily accessible, right? ! Really? That is certainly ONE factor. But is it the main factor? The left would have us think that firearms...
Hinge Moments
By the time they have turned eighteen, most Americans will have moved at least twice. Most thirty-year-olds will have moved six times. By the end of our lives, most of us will have pushed that number up to eleven. This highly mobile way of life is mirrored in our...
WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response to Biden’s address to Congress
PILFERED WHILE WE SLEPT: Sacred Things Being Stolen
Pastor Resources · PILFERED WHILE WE SLEPT: Sacred Things Being Stolen Pilfer (intransitive verb) to steal; especially to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again. For example, a few grains of wheat in a large sack pilfered by a rodent in the...
The Enneagram Goes to Church
Pastor Resources · The Enneagram Goes to Church Adaptation from The Enneagram Goes to Church by Todd Wilson Adapted from The Introduction, “Pastoring Is About People” After months of sitting with the Enneagram and sharing in its insights, my mind turned from me, my...
Nativity
The word “nativity” is derived from the Latin nativus, which means “arisen by birth.” Although technically we could use the word to describe any birth, it has become synonymous with the birth of Jesus. Nativities created as art, models, carvings, or even live...
Finding Peace in Financial Vulnerability
Charles Dickens opens A Tale of Two Cities with the stark words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” I can so easily relate to that contrast when my memory races back to the winter of 2007. For most people, the coming recession hadn’t yet made...
Unlucky Charms: How Flattery, Favors and Alliances Lead to Abuse
Pastor Resources · Unlucky Charms “You are the smartest person in the room.” “I was hoping you could do me a favor,” “You and I have more in common than you think.” Tactics of charm, like flattery, favors, and...
Loss
Pastor Resources · Loss
“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again” (1Thessalonians 5:23 NLT) Intrinsic to holiness is the idea of wholeness. God is holy; that is, He is whole,...
Why many more mass shootings?
Why are there so many more “mass” shootings in the U.S.? Well, of course it’s because there are so many more guns and they are readily accessible, right? ! Really? That is certainly ONE factor. But is it the main factor? The left would have us think that firearms...
Hinge Moments
By the time they have turned eighteen, most Americans will have moved at least twice. Most thirty-year-olds will have moved six times. By the end of our lives, most of us will have pushed that number up to eleven. This highly mobile way of life is mirrored in our...
WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response to Biden’s address to Congress
PILFERED WHILE WE SLEPT: Sacred Things Being Stolen
Pastor Resources · PILFERED WHILE WE SLEPT: Sacred Things Being Stolen Pilfer (intransitive verb) to steal; especially to steal stealthily in small amounts and often again and again. For example, a few grains of wheat in a large sack pilfered by a rodent in the...
The Enneagram Goes to Church
Pastor Resources · The Enneagram Goes to Church Adaptation from The Enneagram Goes to Church by Todd Wilson Adapted from The Introduction, “Pastoring Is About People” After months of sitting with the Enneagram and sharing in its insights, my mind turned from me, my...
Nativity
The word “nativity” is derived from the Latin nativus, which means “arisen by birth.” Although technically we could use the word to describe any birth, it has become synonymous with the birth of Jesus. Nativities created as art, models, carvings, or even live...
Finding Peace in Financial Vulnerability
Charles Dickens opens A Tale of Two Cities with the stark words, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” I can so easily relate to that contrast when my memory races back to the winter of 2007. For most people, the coming recession hadn’t yet made...
Unlucky Charms: How Flattery, Favors and Alliances Lead to Abuse
Pastor Resources · Unlucky Charms “You are the smartest person in the room.” “I was hoping you could do me a favor,” “You and I have more in common than you think.” Tactics of charm, like flattery, favors, and...
Loss
Pastor Resources · Loss
“Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again” (1Thessalonians 5:23 NLT) Intrinsic to holiness is the idea of wholeness. God is holy; that is, He is whole,...
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